6 New titles have recently been added covering Cape Town in South Africa, For more details click here
 
SkyView Historical Posters Launched at the London Bookfair
The first titles in a new series of SkyView Historic Posters were launched at the London Book Fair in March 2003. There are two aerial views in this first release of Operation Overlord covering the Normandy D-Day landing beaches – Juno and a panoramic view of Gold Beach. Omaha and the Mulberry Harbour at Arromanches are due shortly with Utah and Sword to come later. These images are reproduced from actual reconnaissance photography flown by the USAF early on the morning ofJune 6th, 1944 and offer some amazing views at the start of the liberation of France.
To help you interpret the images please visit our interactive website where you will be able zoom around maps of the region showing the location of cemeteries and museums as well as historical facts about the D-Day beaches. You will also be able to interrogate each of the posters simply by running your mouse across the image before ordering your posters through our catalogue.
The D-Day posters have been produced in collaboration with The GeoInformation Group who have invested a lot of time in sourcing this unique imagery. If you are interested in historical imagery then please visit www.historicairphotos.com for more information on what imagery is available. All images are © The Geoinformation Group.
You may wish to visit the beaches themselves in which case visit Holts Tours at www.battletours.co.uk
British and Canadian forces landing on the morning
of D Day,June 6th 1944.The poster shows Allied forces
of the 3rd Canadian Division beginning their breakout
from the coast past theportofCourseilles-sur-Mer.
This image was made from pictures taken by a
USAAF F-5 Lightning flying over Gold beach on D-Day
morning, June 6th 1944, The aircraft carried three
cameras giving horizon-to-horizon coverage
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The posters are printed in black and white on sturdy 150gsm paper and are laminated for further protection. Each poster is A1 in size (841mm x 594mm or 33" x 23"). The retail price is £9.99 or €15 (£12.99 or €20 for the Gold Beach Panorama) |
Australian Cities Now Available
In conjunction with Universal Press in Australia, SkyView Posters of Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney have just been published. Each of them offer stunning views of Australia’s 5 main coastal cities. To view them in detail and order online click here.
College Promotes itself on SkyView Posters
An English learning college based in Plymouth have had their own version of the Plymouth poster produced to entice students. Mayflower College of English, situated on The Hoe, advertise their location with the strap line "Wish you were learning English here?" and an arrow pointing to the College. The image has also been supplied to appear on their website www.maycoll.co.uk. By the way, if you would like to learn English there, phone Paul Stevens on +44-1752-673784.
Newspaper group Aberdeen Journals, ran a feature on the Aberdeen SkyView Poster in their Wednesday edition of Evening Express. In their own words:
Hi Alan, The response from yesterday's reader offer has been excellent - 42 sold so far! (copy in the post).
Can you send me another 100 posters.
Many thanks.
Susan
If you would like to run a feature or a Reader Offer in your newspaper contact Alan Smith for details.
The amazing clarity of Snowdon's summit
as featured on the Snowdonia Central poster
Snowdonia
To get the clarity and level of detail SkyView Posters are renowned for, Snowdonia is covered by 3 posters. The Northern Poster covers Bangor down to Dolbadarn Castle, the Central Poster obviously features Snowdon itself-a fantastic image-and stretches down to Blaenau Ffestiniog and the Southern sheet covers as far south as Harlech. All Posters are to the same scale and can be purchased individually or as a set of 3 giving you the opportunity to display all 3 as 1 superb image. Each poster costs £7.99 but you can make a saving of £4.00 and buy all 3 for £19.97. To order your posters contact sales@mapsonline.co.uk
 SkyView Posters at Stanfords
Stanfords Map & Travel Bookshop in London (in Long Acre between Leicester Square and Covent Garden) have agreed to stock the complete range of SkyView Posters and to launch the posters featured them in their front window. Stanfords are probably the largest shop of it's type stocking maps and guides from around the World.
Opening Hours are Monday to Friday 09.00-19.00, (except Tuesday opens at 09.30), Saturday 10.00-19.00, Sunday 12.00-18.00.
Distribution Centre Grows
Further evidence of the popularity of SkyView Posters is shown by the news that Outstanding UK, distributors for SkyView Posters have obtained additional warehousing to handle the increasing number of titles (which is likely to be double the original target for 2002). The 2,400 sq. ft. Warehouse is conveniently located on the outskirts of St.Austell, Cornwall, just 5 minutes drive from Outstanding's head office.
We're on the cover...
Not the cover of the Rolling Stone (as Dr.Hook once sang) but of the IMTA(International Map Trade Association) monthly trade journal 'Map Report'. This is a prestigious honour for Global Mapping as 'Map Report' is without doubt the leading publication within the mapping industry and is distributed to members based on every continent all around the World. Members cover all facets of mapping from Booksellers to Publishers and from Globes to Cartographers, truly Global coverage! A final note of thanks to the editor Nancy McKeithen for choosing to feature SkyView Posters.
SkyView Posters in the News
The Northampton SkyView Poster was the focus of an article that appeared in The Northampton Chronicle Business Week Supplement. The article looked at the interest SkyView Posters have had from homesick ex-pats interested in buying an aerial view of their hometown as well as the popularity of the posters with residents.
Uplands Bookshop Re-opens
Trevor Fishlock, the BBC Travel Journalist and Author opened the new Map and Travel Guide Section at The Uplands Bookshop in Swansea on Saturday May 11th. Owner Geoffrey Atherton spoke of his love of maps and plans for the shop before introducing Trevor who regaled us with some of his experiences gained in a lifetime of Travel.
Both the Swansea and Gower SkyView Posters are on display in the front window and are available as are Global Mapping's World Maps and an extremely comprehensive list of maps and guides covering all corners of the World. For enquiries contact the Bookshop on +44 (0)1792 644766.
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Manchester and the Commonwealth Games
The new City of Manchester Stadium is an incredible sight and will be a fitting venue for the Commonwealth Games which start at the end of July. The stadium is featured on the Manchester SkyView Poster which give a superb view of one of Britain's most progressive city centres and, when the Games are on, one of the liveliest! To get your aerial view of the Commonwealth Games City contact sales@mapsonline.co.uk
The Lake District Now Available
4 Posters have been published covering the central area of The Lakes, arguably one of the most beautiful areas of Britain. The Posters each feature one of the major lakes-Coniston Water, Derwent Water, Ullswater and Windermere and all fit together to produce 1 large image. The posters are available at £7.99 each or you can buy all 4 for £26.96 a saving of £5.00!
To order your posters and take advantage of this special offer contact sales@mapsonline.co.uk
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